by Aaron on February 13, 2009
New York Fashion Week has arrived and I’m camping out at the tents to bring you all the news, sightings and fun.The main attraction of the tents this year, besides the fashion is the Barbie centerpiece which has taken over the fountain.Barbie is doing a 50-year anniversary runway show later on during fashion week.The first [...]
by Aaron on February 12, 2009
55DSL is having a party during fashion week to showcase rapper/singer Jovanotti at their NY Soho flagship.
Jovanotti whose latest album SAFARI went straight into the Italian charts at number one is performing a sell out show at NY’s Highline Ballroom on the 18th February. Jovanotti (friends with U2’s Bono) has recorded collaborations with Michael Franti, [...]
by Aaron on February 5, 2009
In this week’s Styles, The New York Times looks into the changes that smaller fashion labels are making this season as the recession continues to hit all areas of pop culture.With fashion week right around the corner, smaller labels are making tough choices about where to place resources and how to survive the tough economic [...]
by Aaron on January 29, 2009
What! You didn’t know the haute couture shows were going on in gay ole Paree???
Well, you can be forgiven.
After all, haute couture is about excess, decadence and exclusivity, the very height of fashion, and we do happen to be in a recession. So, ya know.
But you also what they say…that the super affluent [...]
by Aaron on January 28, 2009
Kanye West and actress Mischa Barton sat front row at the Elie Saab show in Paris.
Wonder what engrossing conversation they had? Well the Chic Report has that info for us:
On the perils of being photographed:
Kanye: “It’s hard to look sexy without looking angry.”
Mischa: “I know, it’s so hard with [...]
by Aaron on January 27, 2009
Okay, I am all for Dior Homme and I really liked the innovativeness under Hedi Slimane and didn’t really mind Kris Van Assche at the helm, but this current collection for Fall 2009 looks oddly familiar.
OK…scratch oddly…it looks like it was straight JACKED from Duckie Brown’s Spring 2009 runway.
If you will, a quick side by [...]
by Aaron on January 26, 2009
Hey guys guess what? The haute couture shows are under way in gay ole Paris and of course Kanye has invaded the city with his entourage.
This colorful cast of rag-tag characters includes Fonzworth Bentley and Taz Arnold
Oh and check the video below to hear Kanye West wax poetic, or “stunt” if you will, about changing [...]
by Aaron on December 17, 2008
Oy!
First Carmen Marc Valvo and Betsey Johnson decide not to show in the tents and now we can add another prominent name to that growing list.
Vera Wang has chosen to forego an expensive runway show in February at the Bryant Park tents. Instead Ms. Wang will host a low key presentation at her Soho boutique.
“We [...]
by Aaron on December 15, 2008
This economy is really F-ing everything up!
This February’s Fashion Week is getting thinner and thinner as designers opt out of showing in the tents. The latest to succomb is Betsey Johnson.
Ms. Johnson, who has been showing regularly at the Bryant Park tent for the last five seasons, decided last week to forgo staging [...]
by Aaron on December 11, 2008
Here’s a list of dates for the upcoming IMG produced fashion weeks for the first part of 2009.
JANUARY 2009
The Earth Awards, an EcoStyle event (New York)
January 12
Milan Fashion Week – Moda Uomo
January 17-21
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin
January 28-February 1
FEBRUARY 2009
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (New York)
February 13-20
Milan Fashion Week – Moda Donna
February 25-March 4
Swim Fashion [...]